Every prefectural championship is by definition a derby, but Vanraure vs ReinMeer has the added attraction of being between league rivals.

Vanraure and ReinMeer had byes into the Aomori semi-finals. But, hey, no fair! Blaublitz Akita, Grulla Morioka, Sony Sendai, and Fukushima United all had byes into the finals of their prefectural championships.

What teams have won the Yamagata Prefectural Championship in this century?

2000: Yamagata Central High School

2001: Yamagata FC

2002: Yamagata Central High School

2003: Tsuruoka Higashi High School

2004: Haguro High School

2005: Yamagata Central High School

2006: Yamagata University

2007: Yamagata University

2008: Yamagata University

2009: FC Parafrente Yonezawa

2010: Yamagata University

2011: Yamagata University School of Medicine

2012: Nihon University Yamagata Senior High School

2013: Haguro High School

2014: Montedio Yamagata

2015: Yamagata University School of Medicine

2016: Yamagata University

[2017: FC Parafrente Yonezawa]

Who are the Old Firm of Ibaraki Prefecture?

2000: University of Tsukuba

2001: Ryutsu Keizai University

2002: University of Tsukuba

2003: University of Tsukuba

2004: Ryutsu Keizai University

2005: University of Tsukuba

2006: Ryutsu Keizai University

2007: University of Tsukuba

2008: Ryutsu Keizai University

2009: Ryutsu Keizai University

2010: Ryutsu Keizai University

2011: University of Tsukuba

2012: University of Tsukuba

2013: University of Tsukuba

2014: University of Tsukuba

2015: Ryutsu Keizai University

2016: University of Tsukuba

[2017: University of Tsukuba]

University of Tsukuba and Ryutsu Keizai University are the Old Firm of Ibaraki Prefecture.